An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefits for illness, injury or quarantine)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.

Sponsor

Mark Eyking  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Dead, as of June 1, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment extends the maximum period for which benefits for illness, injury or quarantine may be paid from fifteen weeks to fifty weeks.

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Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-278s:

C-278 (2022) Prevention of Government-imposed Vaccination Mandates Act
C-278 (2021) An Act to amend the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act
C-278 (2016) Foreign Lobbyist Transparency Act
C-278 (2011) Law Purple Day Act

Votes

April 25, 2007 Passed That Bill C-278, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefits for illness, injury or quarantine), be concurred in at report stage.
Dec. 5, 2006 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 24th, 2006 / 2:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

November 24th, 2006 / 2:15 p.m.

The Acting Speaker Royal Galipeau

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to the order made earlier today the division stands deferred until Tuesday, December 5, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

It being 2:17 p.m., this House stands adjourned until next Monday at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).

(The House adjourned at 2:17 p.m.)

The House resumed from November 24 consideration of the motion that Bill C-278, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefits for illness, injury or quarantine), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

December 5th, 2006 / 3 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

It being 3:04 p.m., pursuant to order made on Friday, November 24, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-278 under private members' business.

Call in the members.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #91

Employment Insurance ActPrivate Members' Business

December 5th, 2006 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Peter Milliken

I declare the motion carried.

Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)